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BLM Dish Cloth
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Materials Needed
- US 6 or 7 (4 or 4.5mm) straight knitting needles
- About 96 yards/85 meters
- I used about 1/2 skein of Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton Yarn in color Magenta
- Scissors
- Yarn needle to weave in ends
Gauge
- 4 in = 20 stitches on size 6 needles
Abbreviations Used
- k = knit
- p = purl
- sl1= slip 1 stitch knit wise
- c/o = cast on
- co = cast off
- sts = stitches
Stitches Used
- Knit Stitch
- Purl Stitch
Final Measurement
- 9 x 9 in. square
Pattern
Loosely cast on 45 sts
Rows 1-5: Work 5 rows of seed stitch (k1, p1 to last stitch, end with a p1, and slip first stitch of all rows except for first row)
Row 6: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k37, p1, k1, p2
Row 7 and all odd rows: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p35, k1, p1, k1, p2
Repeat rows 6 and 7 until you have 21 rows.
Row 22: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k9, p2, k1, p8, k2, p9, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 24: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k9, p2, k1, p8, k1, p10, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 26: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k4, p1, k4, p2, k7, p2, k1, p2, k6, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 28: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k3, p3, k3, p2, k7, p2, k1, p3, k5, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 30: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k2, p5, k2, p2, k7, p2, k2, p9, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 32: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k1, p3, k1, p3, k1, p2, k7, p2, k3, p8, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 34: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p5, k3, p5, k7, p2, k2, p3, k4, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 36: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p4, k5, p4, k7, p2, k2, p3, k4, p2, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 38: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p3, k7, p3, k7, p2, k2, p9, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 40: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k2, p2, k9, p2, k7, p2, k3, p8, k2, p1, k1, p2
Row 41: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p35, k1, p1, k1, p2
Row 42: sl1, p1, k1, p1, k37, p1, k1, p2
Repeat rows 41 and 42 until you have 56 rows.
Row 57-61: sl1, (k1, p1) to last stitch, p1
Cast off, weave in ends and block.
